- Fun with physics, science jokes, cartoons, anecdotes, and stories.
Angels on a Pin - - The possibly true story of the many possible ways of determining the height of a building using only a barometer.
BBspot - Overclocker Creates Rift in Space-Time Continuum - - A rift in the space-time continuum was created when overclocker Jamie Aperman ran a 750 MHz Coppermine Pentium III at 1.6 GHz. It appears that the CPU was operating so fast that it began to execute instructions before they arrived.
Buttered Cat - - Stick a buttered piece of bread on the back of a cat, then throw the cat out a window. The result may surprise you.
Einstein, Heisenberg, Tipler - - A story of interviews between these men and God, intended to determine if they should enter Heaven.
Evil Squirrels and Physicists - - Squirrels are known to hate mankind. First they got the midgets, now they eat the physicists.
First Atomic Clock Wristwatch - - A HP 5071A Cesium Beam Primary Frequency Reference can in fact be used as a wrist watch. You have a choice of stainless steel or adjustable nylon band.
The Non Abelian Names of God - - A scientific paper parody which includes "The Theory Formerly Known as Strings","The Stages of a Theory" and a dictionary of common phrases.
The Physics Crackpot Index - - A fun site which outlines how you can tell if a new theory is really from a crackpot.
Physics Limericks - - Poems from the contests sponsored by the American Physical Society.
QuarkDance.org! - - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Particle Data Group welcomes you to see its Quark Dance website which is a gateway to many exciting physics websites.
SatireWire - Scientist Splits Atom, Finds Toy Prize Inside - - A Princeton physicist recently split an atom of hydrogen and found a toy prize inside, the journal Science reported in its June issue. [Contains fictitious information..
Sokal's Hoax - - "Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity".
The Super G-String - - A parody of modern string theories written in the form of a research paper.
Theological Thermodynamics - - This document reproduces two classics of science parody/humor. The first applies the physics of thermodynamics to conclude that Heaven is hotter than Hell. The second is a response which combines Biblical evidence with thermodynamics to argue that, while heaven is devilishly hot, hell is hotter still.